<p>I was particularly giddy when I found out that Harvard facilitates free downloads of loads of software titles, including Photoshop and Flash. However, I also noticed that they require you to install a key verifier, which leads me to believe that the university has bought a set number of licenses and controls the number of applications that can be open simultaneously.</p>
<p>This leaves me with a question. Does anyone know how many licenses Harvard has? I don’t really need a specific answer (it wouldn’t do me any good), but does anyone ever run into heavy traffic times when they can’t open their applications? I can’t help but wonder if, for instance, Photoshop is harder to open the night before a graphics project is due for some class or another.</p>
<p>Harvard does have a set number of licenses, and if you leave a keyed program running in the background for a long time, a message will pop up asking you to close it to allow other people to use the license.</p>
<p>However, I’ve never had any trouble getting applications to run. (I’m a graduate student and I use Photoshop and Illustrator fairly frequently to make figures for lab meeting, etc.)</p>
<p>And actually, the Harvard version of Photoshop has an interesting feature (unintended, I’m sure) that if you open the keyed version ~5-10 times, afterward the program will open even without the key present. So for Photoshop, at least, the number of licenses will never be a problem.</p>
<p>molliebatmit is on the money - I’ve never seen licenses run out. One annoyance is having to connect to the Harvard network (via VPN) if you want to use a keyed program and you’re traveling/at home.</p>
So for Photoshop, at least, the number of licenses will never be a problem.</p>